St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-06-18
ST. PAUL NEWS.
CARING FOR THE BODY.
The Subject of Addresses at tho
Posts Siding Camp Meeting.


terday, and at $50 a. m. young peo-
pies meeting conducted by Elder w.
1B. White, of Fargo, was held. The
words OF the speaker were very timely
3 and adapted to the young minds. A
marked attention characterized this
beautiful service with the young. At
tine same hour was held the usual deyO-
tlonal exercise at the central tent.
MOst earnest and affecting were
the exortations, prayers and songs
0hered at this social service.
promptly 1T a. m. the second meeting
of the twenty-sixth annual session of
the Minnesota conference convened.
Upon calling the roll sixty-four dele
gates responded. Five new churches
. we're admitted into the conference and
the number of acquisitions for the year
was reported as about $50. The report
or the state treasurer, Elder 81. p.
-Holzer, showed the financial condition
OF the conference to be prosperous.
receipts for the year were $4,000.
HEALTH AND TEMPERANCE
AT l0:35 Dr.. j. III. Kellogg, superln-
tendent of the Medical and Surgical
sanitarium Of Battle Creek, Mich, one
OF the largest medical institutions in
the world, appeared upon the stand.
DR.. Kellogg is one of the most extensive
writers and speakers ON the subject of
health reform and materia medica in
America. The purpose of his coming
to Minnesota was to address the meet
ing on his favOrite theme Of 'sHealth
and temperance" In his opening re-
marks the doctor gave brief history of
the rise and progress of this work among
this people. The work has not received
the attention that it's merits demand.
Because of other urgent duties and re-
spOns1bIlitieS, which seemed imperative,
this work has been crowded out. This
has been accompanied by the fact
that the real Importance of this
matter has not been comprehended.
Extracts from the pen of able writers
treating upon this subject were read.
Our first duty which we owe to God, to
ourselves and to our fellow men is to
obey Gods commands, among which is
that OF preserving our physical health,
the speaker said. 1t is impossible for
us to present our bodies a living Sacri-
flee to God while we are violating physi-
cal laws. 1t is impossible for people
whose minds are beclouded by reason of
physical deformity, to comprehend the
sacred truths of God. Our race is in a
deplorable condition because of the eX-
ceSSes and abuses of intemperance.
How can one whose nerves are
all unStrung by dyspepsia give
meekneSS and fear? 1t is just as much
sin to violate the laws of our being as
it is to violate one of the ten command
mentS. Men and women must be in
structed in their duties they owe to-
themselves. Many are going down to a
premature death by transgreSsing the
laws Of their being. All have work
to do. God requires His people to
arouse. He will not be pleased if we
regard this matter with Indifference,
said the speaker. I have been so stirred
upon this subject during the last year
that it is impossible for me to remain
silent longer. To-day the Woman's
Christian Temperance union members,
about $4,000, are agitating this great
work in all its various points. 1t is no
hygienic- refOrmerS. When / was
travelling in Europe few years ago 1
found graham bread and Oat meal on
all the hotel tables from Italy to. Scot
land.
Il The total abstinence pledge was
circulated and many signerS obtained.
"A Health and Temperance association
was organized, with Elder G. G. Tenney
as president, and III. f. Phelps as Secre-
tary and treasurer for the ensuing
year. Exercises for the afternoon were
opened with appropriate song and
prayer by Elder G. NJ. Chaffee. Although
the heat was quite oppressive, a very
large company assembled to hear the
eloquent doctor from Michigan. Placed
prominently before the audience were
charts of the human body.
:, The object of my remarks, said the
speaker, is to convince that our bodies
are organizations which demand our
care. In the creation our Maker did
not turn man out to choose for himself
WHAT HE WOULD EAT.
but provided suitable diet for him.
1t is very noticeable in the history Of
the earlier nations that their habits Of
diet were very simple. And among the
chosen servants of God. whose history
is given in the Bible, we find the most
successful were those whose habits are
very simple. But 1t seems to have been
reserved to this generation to revive
and bring out the duties we owe to the
body. Referring to the chart the doctor
gave very interesting description of
the human form, every part acting in
perfect harmony. In man we-have the
masterpiece Of the. Almighty. Yet how
do we treat ourselves? All scientists
tell you that man ought to live 100
years; and how do they know2- BY the
fact in the animal kingdom creatures
live five times as long as it. takes them
to grow and develop. So man, requir-
ing twenty years to mature, should live
five times as long or 100 years. But in
stead we find that man lives only forty
years ON an average OR a little less than
this. This is caused by miSbehavior
physically. We do not stop to inquire
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and brains. All should know that what
terially Our:mOral and physical being.
Generally, men have no business to
be sick, as sickness is nothing
but the result of tranSgfeSsion.
The body should he regarded as a Sa-
cred thidg. 1t occupies the highest po-
Sition in the work of God. Sickness, in
its various forms, indicates our sinful
ness as much as the striped suit and
closely-Shaven head mark the convict.
The man who takes the best care of his
horses and his other stock, himself often
eats what he would not feed his stock.
What man would feed his stock tobacco,
whiskey, opium and the long catalogue
of denominations with which he daily de-
files himself? Not only are we reSpon-
Sible for ourselves, but our pOSterity are
materially affected by inheriting the
diseases we ourselves have Our con-
duct in hygiene effects our moral ma
ture. One who is affected by disease
has less diScernment to detect evil,
less power to resist evil, and less power
to do good.
MUCH OFF THE. CRIME.
Of to-day is caused by derangesnen, OF
the system and thus. of the mind as. in
cases of intoKicatiOn. Over-eeting ere
ates irritability and thus; impotence,